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Research ArticleFAMILY MEDICINE AND THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

Lessons Learned During COVID-19 That Can Move Telehealth in Primary Care Forward

Kyle Knierim, Christina Palmer, Erik Seth Kramer, Rachel S. Rodriguez, Jill VanWyk, Alison Shmerling, Peter Smith, Heather Holmstrom, Brian S. Bacak, Shandra M. Brown Levey, Elizabeth W. Staton and Jodi Summers Holtrop
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine February 2021, 34 (Supplement) S196-S202; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.S1.200419
Kyle Knierim
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora.
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Christina Palmer
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Erik Seth Kramer
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Rachel S. Rodriguez
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Jill VanWyk
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Alison Shmerling
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Peter Smith
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Heather Holmstrom
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Brian S. Bacak
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Shandra M. Brown Levey
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Elizabeth W. Staton
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Jodi Summers Holtrop
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